Read profiles and accounts of the funerals of New Jerseyans who died in the Iraq war.

Ryan T. Baker

• Army Spc. Ryan T. BakerA fearless soldier, a bereaved mom (The Star-Ledger)
Army Spc. Ryan T. Baker came home to Burlington County from Iraq last month to bury his father, Dane Baker, who died Oct. 4.

• Army Pfc. Min Soo ChoiA Jersey soldier's bond with his sister is broken (The Star-Ledger)
Shortly before leaving for duty in Iraq, Army Pfc. Min Soo Choi gave his high school guidance counselor a special assignment: take care of my baby sister.

• Pfc. Ryan D. ChristensenIllness in Iraq kills soldier from Shore (The Star-Ledger)
A 22-year-old soldier from Spring Lake Heights who spent the last 10 months in Iraq died at a U.S. hospital, where he had been sent for treatment of an undisclosed illness, the Department of Defense announced.

• Michael Edward CurtinHowell GI gets military honors (The Star-Ledger)
The first New Jerseyan killed during the war in Iraq will be laid to rest in a Monmouth County cemetery Friday with full military honors.

• Ryan DoltzA soldier's pride remembered | More (The Star-Ledger)
From the pulpit of the small, stone Mine Hill Presbyterian Church, Ryan Doltz's mother took some 300 mourners back to her son's beginnings. Ryan Doltz was a mischievous boy who loved to sneak out the basement window of his family's home in Mine Hill at night to play "war" with his brother.

• Army Lt. Seth DvorinFamily left reeling (The Star-Ledger)
Army Lt. Seth Dvorin's family stood in an airport terminal last month, eagerly waiting for him to step off a plane to begin two weeks of rest and relaxation in East Brunswick after four months in Iraq.

Michael Egan

• Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael EganJersey-born Guardsman killed in Iraq (The Star-Ledger)
Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Egan, a South Jersey native serving in Iraq, last spoke to his mother on Sunday.

• Brian FaunceJersey families mourn soldiers killed in Iraq (The Star-Ledger)
One New Jersey family was still making funeral arrangements yesterday for a soldier killed in Iraq, as a Monmouth County woman mourned her son during a memorial in Colorado.

• Bryan Freeman Jr.War touches local family (The Times, Trenton)
Darlene Freeman froze for a moment when she saw the two officers from Fort Dix at her door about 5 p.m. Monday.

• Capt. James M. GurbiszMonmouth soldier, a 'great kid,' dies in Iraq (The Star-Ledger)
A 25-year-old West Point graduate who was a standout athlete and student leader during his high school days at Monmouth Regional High School in Tinton Falls was killed Friday in Iraq while leading a security platoon.

• Army Staff Sgt. Terry HemingwayTheir hero, her husband (The Star-Ledger)
On a sunny spring afternoon bright with blooming flowers and blossoming trees, Army Staff Sgt. Terry Hemingway was hailed as an American hero and laid to rest.

• Army Spc. Simeon HunteLoved ones celebrate life (The Star-Ledger)
Army Spc. Simeon Hunte,who was killed last week as he patrolled a Baghdad suburb, was mourned yesterday by family, friends and fraternity brothers.

• Craig IvoryMass honors fallen medic (The Times, Trenton)
Reciting one of Craig Ivory's favorite expressions, "What you do in life, echoes in eternity," the Rev. Richard LaVerghetta, pastor of St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church, honored Ivory's life for family and friends who gathered yesterday for a special memorial Mass.

• Marlon P. JacksonAbsolutely devastated (The Jersey Journal)
Marlon Jackson wanted to be an engineer. Or, as he had been saying lately, maybe he wanted to stay in the Army beyond his current deployment in Iraq and advance through the ranks to become a career military man.

Alain Kamolvathin

• Alain KamolvathinA Jersey soldier's vow dies in Iraq
(The Star-Ledger)
In 2003, shortly after the death of his father, Alain Kamolvathin made a promise to his little sister, Sidney.

• Army Staff Sgt. Edward KarolaszKearny soldier killed in Iraq (The Jersey Journal)
A town resident was one of the five U.S. soldiers killed by a pair of roadside bombs in northern Iraq, his family told The Jersey Journal.

• Marine Cpl. Sean P. KellyFollowing his heritage into battle (The Star-Ledger)
He came from a military family -- his father and grandfathers served in the armed forces. An uncle also was a Marine and Kelly's older brother followed him into the Corps.

Sean P. Kelly

Marine son as dedicated(Gloucester County Times) Lynn Kelly was with her oldest son, Jason, in Salem City early Wednesday afternoon when she suddenly got a strange feeling.
He 'left his mark on us'(Gloucester County Times) When Michael Stone II looked out of his window and saw two uniformed Marines walking down Elm Avenue, approaching the Kellys' home, he assumed the worst.
Hundreds fill street for procession(Gloucester County Times) When the owner of the Broadway Theater decided to change his marquee to acknowledge Thursday's funeral procession for Cpl. Sean Kelly, the words just wouldn't come.
Pitman salutes its own(Gloucester County Times) When President Bush mentioned the sacrifice of a specific Marine Corps sergeant during his State of the Union address Wednesday night and introduced the Marine's family, the crowd gave them a standing ovation.

• Maj. Ramon "Ray" J. Mendoza Jr.Former Blair Academy wrestler killed in Iraq (The Express-Times)
One day after the death of a popular senior, Blair Academy officials learned that a Marine who attended the school in 1987 had been killed in Iraq.

• Bruce Miller Jr.A Jersey soldier dies in Mosul
(The Star-Ledger)
A 23-year-old soldier from Orange has been killed in Iraq from a noncombat gunshot wound, but the military is not disclosing any details of his death while it is under investigation.

• Joel PerezSaluting a man of honor (The Star-Ledger)
He was on his way home to celebrate his third wedding anniversary with his wife and 15-month-old daughter.

Gladimir Phillipe

• Sgt. 1st Class Gladimir PhilippeSadness in Roselle (The Star-Ledger)
Sgt. 1st Class Gladimir Philippe's half-brother Redford stands at the foot of the stairs. Sgt. 1st Class Gladimir Philippe had traveled the world with the Army, including missions to Bosnia and to the Persian Gulf during the first Gulf War.

• Marc Tyler Ryan'Today this community is suffering' (The Jersey Journal)
A 25-year-old former captain and stand-out linebacker for Gloucester City High School who had volunteered for his third tour of duty with the U.S. Marine Corps was killed in action Monday afternoon in the Iraqi town of Ramadi.

Edward August "Augie" Schroeder

• Marine Lance Cpl. Edward August "Augie" Schroeder'I'm OK,' wrote the former Jerseyan in last e-mail (The Star-Ledger) A few months after the 9/11 attacks, Marine Lance Cpl. 'Augie' Schroeder enlisted. He died Aug. 1, 2005 when a roadside bomb hit the vehicle carrying 14 Marines.

Recalling Marine's devotion to duty (The Star-Ledger)
At an old stone church in Maplewood, dozens of parishioners gathered to remember a kind-hearted kid who was killed in Iraq.

• Army Spc. Marc SeidenE. Windsor soldier killed in ambush (The Times, Trenton)
Army Spc. Marc Seiden spoke twice with his parents on New Year's Eve. Much of the conversation was about his anticipated return from Iraq later this month.

• Sgt. Stephen ShermanBlast kills soldier from Neptune (The Star-Ledger)
An Army sergeant from Neptune was killed early yesterday in Iraq when an improvised explosive device went off near his truck on a road in Mosul.

• Staff Sgt. Stephen J. SutherlandSouth Jersey couple loses son in Iraq (The Star-Ledger)
A 34-year-old Army sergeant who grew up in Gloucester County died in Iraq when his military vehicle rolled over, according to the Department of Defense.

Mourning a Marine (Bridgeton News)
The city is mourning the death of one of its sons, U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Harry Swain IV, killed in Iraq on Monday.
Mom got e-mail hours before his death (Bridgeton News)
Deborah Lago last heard from her son, Harry Swain IV, hours before the young Marine died during his second tour of duty in Iraq on Monday.
Marine is laid to rest (Bridgeton News)
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Harry Swain IV was laid to rest in quiet, Greenwood Memorial Park cemetery Wednesday morning, under partly sunny skies intercepted by a small, red heart-shape balloon floating above.

• Michael TarlavskyFrom Latvia, with love of being a soldier (The Star-Ledger)
At the age of 3, when Michael Yury Tarlavsky refused to eat his dinner, his grandmother knew just how to change the stubborn boy's mind.

• Humberto TimoteoHis wife and child face uncertain future (The Star-Ledger)
Giovannie Timoteo romped playfully on the floor yesterday in the small living room of his grandparents' home in the Ironbound section of Newark.

• Marine 2nd Lt. John T. WroblewskiHis fidelity, love form lasting tribute (The Star-Ledger)
Joanna Wroblewski wore a white flowing gown when she exchanged wedding vows with Marine 2nd Lt. John T. Wroblewski in Our Lady of the Mountain Church in Long Valley nine months ago.

• Dennis ZilinskiA Howell 'achiever' is killed by Iraq bomb (The Star-Ledger)
Dennis Zilinski and Marie Cicerelle met and fell in love as cadets at West Point. A few days after Christmas last year, they announced to relatives and friends that they planned to marry once they had safely returned from their tours of duty in Iraq. That day will never come.